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) in February as the son of

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). He was followed by

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), in March. That same month, Martelle Edinborough debuted as Suzy Merton, a love interest for

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). Karene Peter then debuted in June as

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, the daughter of Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin). Then, in December, Lewis Cope joined as

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. He was followed by William Ash, who joined as

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, the half-brother of

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) and

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). Additionally, multiple

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appeared in 2022.

Marcus Dean

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, made his first appearance on 3 February 2022. He was introduced as the son of established former character

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), who is in prison due to murdering

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). Justin Harp of

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wrote that Marcus arrives in the fictional village with his own traumatic experiences from living with Pierce, who abused his mother. Harp wrote that Marcus shares numerous traits with Pierce, such as his

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, suaveness and good looks. He also questioned whether Marcus would share Pierce's violent attributes. Grey later said that Marcus believes he is not like Pierce, but as his storylines evolve, he shares more similarities to Pierce. Producer Kate Brooks said that Marcus' arrival will "ruffle a few feathers and flutter a few hearts in the village" and confirmed that viewers would soon realise that he is more than the son of Pierce.

Mary Goskirk

Mary Goskirk, played by

, made her first appearance on 7 March 2022. She was introduced as the mother of established character of

(

), whom she has a "strained relationship" with. Mary was described by Digital Spy's Hannah Bird as a "no nonsense" character and noted that Rhona feels as though she can never live up to her expectations. However, due to

's (Darcy Grey) arrival in the village causing upset for Rhona due to his connection to her rapist, Bird felt that Mary's arrival in the village could be "the prime opportunity for them to build bridges and heal their relationship". Her arrival initially unsettles Rhona as she feels there is a hidden agenda and treats her with suspicion, while other villagers "welcome her with open arms, finding her wit endearing". Bird hinted that despite her likeability in the village, it would not be long before she had arguments with villagers. On joining ''Emmerdale'', Jameson said: "It feels like such a gift to be welcomed into the ''Emmerdale'' cast. Playing Zoe's on-screen mum is the icing on the cake." Producer Laura Shaw was thrilled to welcome Jameson into the cast, noting that her experience in the industry would be "a fabulous asset to the show". On the character, Shaw added that she is intelligent, witty and complex and that for Rhona, "there won't ever be a dull moment whilst her domineering mother is around". ''

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''s Sabrina Barr wrote that Mary has a bold persona as she's "quick-witted and headstrong". Barr also confirmed Rhona's suspicions about Mary by revealing that Mary does have a hidden reason for her move to the village. She also noted Jameson's former experience on the soap, having played

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in 1973, a cousin of

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). Soon into her arrival, she strikes up a friendship with

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) and their pairing has been well-received by critics and viewers. Mary's vulnerable side was explored when she confides in Kim about being a lesbian. Jameson was shocked that writers had made Mary a late life lesbian, but was happy to be part of the representation. Later storylines have seen Mary begin dating Faye Helders (

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), who cons Mary and releases

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of her. She initially struggles with the events, but is inspired when

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) wants to become a journalist like her. Viewers were initially wary of Mary's intentions upon her arrival, but quickly into her tenure, she was dubbed a fan favourite whose wit and nerve was found entertaining.

Suzy Merton

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(

) On her casting on the soap, Edinborough said: "My feet haven't quite touched the ground yet, I'm still on this massive cloud high up in the sky, but it's been going really, really good. It's just like a family, and it sounds so cliché but it really is and everyone is so lovely and welcoming and helps you settle in really nicely." Edinborough felt that especially due to being from

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, where ''Emmerdale'' is filmed, the job was perfect for her.

Kit

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's (

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) physiotherapist that helps him in his recovery following his

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. He appeared between 19 May 2022 and 26 August 2022. During his time in the village, he embarks on a relationship with

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). Whilst they are seeing each other, Kit arranges a date with Gabby Thomas (

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), who, unbeknownst to him, is Laurel's stepdaughter. He uses the alias "Chris" and he and Gabby are eventually caught by Laurel, and they both realise that he has been seeing them both. When Laurel's ex-partner

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) discovers this, he punches Kit, who eventually leaves the village, and quits as Marlon's therapist, leaving him disappointed. Laura-Jayne Tyler from ''

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'' joked, "Hmm. Marlon's physio Kit is just calling out for some memorable rhyming nickname. If only we could think of one."

Naomi Walters

Naomi Walters, played by Karene Peter, made her first uncredited appearance on 14 June 2022, with her first credited appearance airing on 5 July 2022. She was introduced as the daughter of

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(Kevin Mathurin) and Esme (

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), and the younger sister of Ethan (Emile John). Naomi was initially referenced on the soap in October 2021 when Esme mentions her to Charles. Her backstory involves being put up for adoption by Esme, who was cheated on by Charles and suffered from

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. Esme and Naomi later met up, but Charles had refused to meet her. When Charles learns that Naomi has gone missing, he feels responsible for her disappearance so he hunts for her. He discovers her working in a bar, arguing with her boss. Charles defends her in the argument and knocks her boss over. Her first major storyline sees her involved in an attack against village local

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). The reaction from locals sees her ostracised, but despite their distaste for her, Naomi's characterisation remains bolshy and argumentative. Throughout her tenure, Naomi is shown to be a feisty, stubborn and strong-willed character. She has various feuds, including spats with her family,

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(

) and her bosses at the Woolpack. She is also conned by Alex Moore ( Liam Boyle), which shows a vulnerable side to Naomi when she is devastated by his lies. Peter announced her decision to leave ''Emmerdale'' in April 2023, with her exit set to air in July 2023. Viewers were not a fan of Naomi, with many being unappreciative of her nasty nature. However, ''

'' writer Sue Haasler appreciated that she is "a headstrong young woman who insists on making her own decisions in life". On 25 April 2023, a day after the casting announcement of Naomi's grandmother Claudette (Flo Wilson), it was announced that Peter had quit her role as Naomi. A spokesperson said that Peter had enjoyed her time on ''Emmerdale'', but due to wanting to play different roles, she had made the decision to leave. ''

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'' reported that her exit would be set to air in summer 2023. After her short but "eventful" tenure on the soap, it was confirmed that her exit would be written in a way that could accommodate her return in the future.

Clemmie Reed

Clementine "Clemmie" Reed, portrayed by Mabel Addison is the daughter of

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(Olivia Bromley)'s friend Beth and her ex-boyfriend Alex Moore ( Liam Boyle). After Beth died, Dawn finds Clemmie sleeping in a dog basket in a friend's kitchen, which leads to her taking her home to care for her. After noticing a resemblance of her own son Lucas Taylor (Dexter Anstell), he realises that her ex-boyfriend and Lucas' father, Alex is also Clemmie's father. Dawn and her husband

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) visit Alex, who is in prison, to tell him they are going for guardianship of Clemmie. In 2023, going through social services, the fostering of Clemmie becomes official in court at the same time as Billy's adoption of Lucas. However, a few months later, Dawn discovers that she's pregnant, which Gabby Thomas (

) reveals out loud at Home Farm, which Clemmie hears and causes her to feel unwanted and run away, however Nicky Miligan (Lewis Cope) finds and brings her home, making him hero of the hour, to Gabby's dismay due to him recently jilting him before their wedding.

Esther Spencer

Esther Spencer is the daughter of

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(Daisy Campbell) and

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(Sam Hall). She was born when her parents are 16 years old. Amelia discovered she was pregnant when she collapsed holding Thomas Tate (Bertie Brotherton) and went into hospital. When she discovered her pregnancy, she originally planned to have an abortion, but

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) convinced her not to outside of the clinic. People originally believed that

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(Jack Downham) was the father, but it was later revealed to be Samson, who was far from pleased. Later, Noah and Amelia begin a relationship, but Samson does everything he can to get Esther out of his life when she was born. First, he called social services reporting Amelia as an unfit parent and then cons Noah out of the savings that his aunt,

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) kept for him, in order to remain a part of Esther's life. On 5 December 2024, it was announced that Mark Jordon would reprise the role of

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as part of Amelia's exit storyline. ''

'' revealed details that Amelia would go and live with Daz in Leicester, taking Esther with her for a new life.

Darren Walker

Darren Walker, portrayed by

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, made his first appearance on 7 December 2022 when he meets with

(

) to discuss the set up of her new stud farm. Darren impresses Kim, until

(Olivia Bromley) reveals that he has lied about his contacts. Pryor's casting was announced on 29 November 2022. His character is a businessman, who was billed as a "stylish charmer". He also beat up

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(Bradley Johnson) after he believed he cheated at playing poker with him, before taking back his money.

Nicky Miligan

Nicky Miligan, played by Lewis Cope, first appeared on 14 December 2022. He was introduced as a male

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who attends an interview for a job caring for Gabby Thomas (

) and

's (Olivia Bromley) children at Home Farm. Nicky and Gabby are shown to be attracted to each other and he eventually stops working as her nanny so that they can pursue a relationship. In spite of

's (

) disapproval for their relationship, he proposes to Gabby and she accepts. In April 2023, in an unannounced twist, it was revealed that Nicky is son of

( William Ash), and the grandson of Frank Tate (

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) and

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(

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). In an interview with

, Cope said that he did not know about the twist. He explained: "I thought I was coming in as a love interest to Gabby. It was further down the line I got the scripts and it started to reveal itself for me. It was a nice surprise as I wasn't pre-empting anything. I could just look at what was on the script and make that work." Cope was excited for viewers to see the pair working together to take over Home Farm.

Caleb Miligan

Caleb Miligan, played by William Ash, made his first appearance on 25 December 2022. The character and Ash's casting details were announced on 26 November 2022. Of his casting, Ash stated "I'm thrilled to be joining such an iconic show. ''Emmerdale'' is packed full of fantastic actors and I'm really looking forward to working alongside them. Caleb is a fantastically complex character and I can't wait to get stuck in." Caleb is introduced as the long-lost brother of

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(

) and

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), and the estranged son of

(

), who died from

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before his arrival. His presence causes issues between Cain and Chas, as she learns that Cain knew about Caleb and kept him a secret from her. Caleb was billed as "calm and in control, rich and successful, at first glance Caleb is everything his brother isn't, but will the pair find they have more in common than they thought?" It was also teased that Caleb's arrival would "shake things up" for the Dingle family. Caleb spends months becoming a business partner of

(

). Then in April 2023, in an unannounced twist, Caleb was revealed to be the son of Kim's first husband, Frank Tate (

). Caleb is also the father of

(Lewis Cope), who had also spent months getting close to Gabby Thomas (

). It was confirmed that both Caleb and Nicky had got close to Kim and Gabby in a bid to take Home Farm over. Ash knew about the storyline since his casting and was excited for viewers to discover the truth. He was also excited for the storyline to cause further disruption between the Tate and Dingle families due to their long-running feud in the soap.

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to escape the police. He lives with her for a few weeks, after which she leaves him. , - ! scope="row" , Solicitor , , ,

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) solicitor when she is arrested for her various crimes. , - ! scope="row" , , rowspan="3" , , , The defence barrister at

's (

) plea hearing. , - ! scope="row" , , , The

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who presides over

's (

) court trial. , - ! scope="row" , , {{nowrap, Clarence Smith , A lawyer at

's (

) court trial. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Gail Hancock {{Anchor, Gail Hancock , {{nowrap, 22 March-25 April , {{nowrap, Elizabeth Boag , A nurse who takes care of

(

) when he suffers a

. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Prison Officer Beeker {{Anchor, Prison Officer Beeker , {{nowrap, 4–14 April ,

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, A prison officer who

(

) charms whilst in her cell. After flirting with him, Beeker brings her chocolate and a newspaper with a story about her crimes on the front page. Prior to her trial, Meena asks him to unlock a door that would allow her to escape, but he does not comply with her request. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Court Reporter , rowspan="2" , 15 April , {{nowrap, Anita Ramdharry{{cite news, url=https://eastieoaks.com/2022/04/15/emmerdale-spoilers-friday-15-april-2022/, work=EastieOaks, title=Emmerdale spoilers: Friday 15 April 2022, date=15 April 2022, access-date=17 April 2022, archive-date=17 April 2022, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417234631/https://eastieoaks.com/2022/04/15/emmerdale-spoilers-friday-15-april-2022/, url-status=live , A news reporter who covers

's (

) crimes and court trial. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Prison Officer , {{nowrap, Anna Tolputt , A prison officer who is threatened by

(

) after she takes away access to Meena's television in her prison cell. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Jordan Greenlow {{Anchor, Jordan Greenlow , {{nowrap, 28 April-19 May , {{nowrap, Jack Parr , A man who Ethan Anderson (Emile John) is called to represent after he is arrested for assault, which causes a conflict of interest as it is revealed that the victim is one of Ethan’s neighbours,

(

), who claims that the attack was racially motivated. As a result, Ethan feels that he has to continue representing Jordan, otherwise he would be judged. When Billy finds out Ethan is representing Jordan, he is furious. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Callum Matthews {{Anchor, Callum Matthews , {{nowrap, 5 May-16 March 2023 , {{nowrap, Tom Ashley{{cite news , last1=Denby , first1=Laura , title=Will Leyla die in Emmerdale after shock cocaine overdose? , url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/emmerdale/emmerdale-leyla-die-overdose-newsupdate/ , access-date=5 August 2022 , work=

, date=4 August 2022 , archive-date=4 August 2022 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804194346/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/emmerdale/emmerdale-leyla-die-overdose-newsupdate/ , url-status=live , Leyla Cavanagh (

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)'s drug dealer who arrives when he asks Leyla to store some cocaine for her as a favour as she couldn't pay funds to buy some for her own use. He returns after he paid Leyla to store a bag of drugs for him. After her son,

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( Joe-Warren Plant), learns of her addiction, he arranges to meet Callum with a knife. However, Callum grabs hold of his knife and stabs Jacob. After Leyla sees him months later dealing drugs in a club, she reports him to the police and boasts in his face that she has got him caught. He is let out on bail and comes after Leyla. He takes her, Jacob and Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough) hostage with a gun, but is eventually caught by the police. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Jason Denshaw {{Anchor, Jason Denshaw , {{nowrap, 3-26 June , {{nowrap,

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{{cite news , last1=Jones , first1=Craig , title=Parry Glasspool joins Emmerdale as ex-Hollyoaks star to play drug dealer , url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/parry-glasspool-joins-emmerdale-ex-24097001 , access-date=7 June 2022 , work=

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, publisher=(

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) , date=30 May 2022 , archive-date=7 June 2022 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607085431/https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/parry-glasspool-joins-emmerdale-ex-24097001 , url-status=live , The former drug dealer of

(

) who sells cocaine to Leyla Cavanagh (

). He attempts to blackmail Leyla and Suzy into allowing him to sell drugs to their clients. Suzy then records him and informs him that if he attempts to blackmail him again, she will go to the police with her recording, incriminating him with his drug dealing business. He then leaves the pair alone. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Bar Manager , 5 July , Leon Cooke ,

' (Karene Peter) manager who reprimands her for talking to her friends whilst on a shift. Naomi quits and he tries to stop her from leaving due to being short-staffed. When Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) sees him stopping Naomi, Charles intervenes and punches him. He calls the police but later decides not to press charges against Charles. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Colin Hamston , 6 July-8 August 2023 , Mark Noble{{cite news , last1=Himelfield , first1=Dave , title=Emmerdale fans fear for Marshall as dad's hateful stance appears to soften , url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/emmerdale-fans-fear-marshall-dads-26424332 , access-date=31 March 2023 , work=

, publisher=(

) , date=8 March 2023 , archive-date=31 March 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331112716/https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/emmerdale-fans-fear-marshall-dads-26424332 , url-status=live , A local councillor and the homophobic father of Marshall Hamston (Max Fletcher). When Marshall

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as gay, Colin's homophobic views make him disgusted in his son. After he befriended Arthur Thomas ( Alfie Clarke), he sends him to boarding school, but after he comes home, Colin isolates and abuses him physically and emotionally.

(

), Arthur's mother, forces her way into their family home and takes Marshall with her, as well as threatening Colin that if he tries to get to Marshall again, she will report and expose him. After Marshall moves away to live with his Aunt Jean, Colin demands for his whereabouts and even holds Laurel captive in his home. , - ! scope="row" , {{nowrap, Terry Pickforth , 12 July-3 October , Neil Bell{{cite news , last1=Sansome , first1=Jessica , title=Coronation Street star Neil Bell joins Emmerdale in new sinister role , url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-star-neil-bell-24475789/ , work=

, date=13 May 2022 , archive-date=14 August 2022 , access-date=15 July 2024 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814055243/https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-star-neil-bell-24475789 , url-status=live , An acquaintance of Sandra Flaherty ( Joanne Mitchell) whom she owed £4000, when she went to visit her daughter, Liv Dingle (

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) and her husband

(Bradley Johnson). Liv was prepared to use her savings to pay off her mother's debts, however Terry and Sandra were working together to con her out of money. Terry attacked Liv in ''Mill Cottage'', causing her to fall unconscious.

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